The Community
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Population trajectory, demographic composition, and the institutions that shaped this place
Notable People
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
People born, lived, worked or died within 50 km
The Civil War
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
How the Civil War touched this ground - battles, regiments, camps, and the men and women who lived it
The Soldiers
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
The American Civil War, 1861-1865: regiments and the men who served in them, in searchable rosters drawn from 6.27 million real service records
Spotlight
The genuinely remarkable, verifiable history that an ordinary search will not surface, unearthed from the buried record and shown with its source.
Unearthing the buried history
Laddering from the surface sources down to the buried record, and checking every claim against its source. The first time this can take a couple of minutes; after that it is instant.
Points of Interest
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Historic sites, landmarks, and places of significance
Timeline
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
The era-by-era story of this place - from Pre-Contact to the present day
Archival Sources & Repositories Consulted for Mineral Point, Wisconsin
This report cross-references every historical record against federal, state, and academic datasets.
The Land2 sources
- USGS Geographic Names Information Systemnamed land features nearby12 feature recordsFederal
- USGS 3D Elevation Programelevation model analyzedFederal
Geology1 source
- Macrostrat geologic map databasebedrock & surficial geologygeologic units analyzedUniversity archive
Conflict & War1 source
- National Battlefields Databaseevery recorded US battle20,299 battles searched — the engagements found are listed on the Conflict & War tab
The Civil War2 sources
- Civil War engagementssearched, none at this location
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisionnational LoC photograph collection13,655 photographs searched, 0 for this locationFederal
The Soldiers1 source
- Civil War soldiers & regimentsunits raised locallysearched — the units found are listed on The Soldiers tab
Native Heritage1 source
- Federal treaty & BIA recordstribal nations & territoriessearched
Settlement1 source
- Colonial-era settlement recordscolonial eras analyzed
Land Title History2 sources
- BLM General Land Officeland grants & PLSS surveyno federal patent covers this groundFederal
- Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey Systemtownship / range / sectionFederal
The Community1 source
- United States Census Bureaucounty & state population recordspopulation history analyzedFederal
Notable People1 source
- Wikidatapeople connected to this place2 peopleOpen knowledge base
Historical Maps2 sources
- Library of Congress, Geography and Map Divisionhistorical mapsFederal
- USGS Historical Topographic Map Collectiontopo map seriesFederal
Finds & Access1 source
- State & federal finds / access recordsaccess data compiled
Literature27 sources
- Internet ArchiveCounty history bookssearched, no records for this locationDigital library
- HathiTrustCounty history bookssearched, no records for this locationUniversity archive
- Internet ArchiveWPA Federal Writers' Project American Guidesearched, no records for this locationDigital library
- National Park ServiceNPS / NRHP park publications & nominationssearched, no records for this locationFederal
- Library of CongressChronicling America & Library of Congresssearched, no records for this locationFederal
- JSTORAcademic & open-access journalssearched, no records for this locationAcademic journals
- open-access journalsAcademic & open-access journalssearched, no records for this locationAcademic journals
- tDAR, the Digital Archaeological RecordtDAR & SHPO archaeological recordssearched, no records for this locationUniversity archive
- State Historic Preservation OfficetDAR & SHPO archaeological recordssearched, no records for this locationState
- BLM General Land OfficeBLM GLO & early land surveyssearched, no records for this locationFederal
- Wisconsin Historical SocietyWisconsin Historical Societysearched, no records for this location
- HathiTrustHathiTrust digitised bookssearched, no records for this locationUniversity archive
- Internet ArchiveInternet Archive pre-1930 booksdocument found: The miner of Perranzabuloe (W. Murrish) orDigital library
- Internet ArchiveBattle & military historysearched, no records for this locationDigital library
- National Park ServiceBattle & military historysearched, no records for this locationFederal
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: The miner of Perranzabuloe (W. Murrish) orDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: Souvenir bookletDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: Complete year book of WisconsinDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: Centennial memory book : centennial and fairDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of RockDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: Soil Survey of Iowa CountyDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: History of Iowa CountyDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: On the building and ornamental stones of Wisconsin - BuckleyDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: A political history of Wisconsin - Alexander McDonald ThomsonDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: History of Wisconsin - William R. SmithDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: the history of wisconsin in three partsDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: History of Lafayette countyDigital library
Points of Interest1 source
- National Register of Historic Placeslisted sites & points of interest7 sitesFederal